Yes & well done France !
The passing of this latest genocide bill is a milestone in many ways,not only was it passed it was with a huge majority.

Firstly it shows courage by those in the senate who voted for it, they’ve called Erdogan’s bluff by ignoring his threats & going ahead.
This is key, had the French backed down the smugness of Turkey & Islam would be unbearable……because make no mistake they would have claimed a triumph & been convinced their threats worked.
Secondly, one must feel for the Armenians,we can see how Christians are treated by Muslims around the world- so denials of what happened in 1915 look highly suspect………..It is a mystery why Turkey is over reacting today when France recognised & accepted the Armenian genocide 10 years ago.

My sympathies do go to the Turks who can’t accept the truth ,I honestly do understand their constant denials …….. it’s… Read more

I have just been reading a truly refreshing article in the Turkish online news,written by a rare sensible Turk.
He is open minded & can see the way the world is looking at the issue, how denials on the genocide of Armenians is seen.
The author is urging acceptance,saying how tensions will build up to the 100th anniversary of this massacre in 2015 &how Turkey would be more respected if she accepted, apologised & showed her regret by changing the status of 70,000 Armenians illegally living in Turkey,employ them,let the world see Turks are respectful towards Armenians.

“We are not aware but the Armenians are exiling us. This time they are making us walk the “Deportation March.”
“They have lined us up in front of the international public and making us walk. They are replicating in a different way what we had done 100 years ago.
Whichever country’s Parliament we are passing by, we are stigmatized as “genocide criminal” with our heads bowed.
Every time we are stigmatized, we are angry and have a fit, then after a while, we are calm again and act as if nothing has happened. Maybe we want to forget. Whereas this “deportation walk” we chose to ignore continues and it will reach its most important stop in 2015. According to Armenians, they will have the last word on the 100th anniversary of the genocide.”

Personally I think it’s the very least Turkey can do,they have an image problem which no amount of threats or tourism advertising can correct!
The abundance of evidence flies in the face of Turkish denials, here is one of many such documents:

PAGE 2.“One of the documents authenticated by Turkish authorities in 1919 is a telegram sent in June 1915 by Dr. Sakir, one of the leaders of the secret organization that carried out the planning and implementation of the genocide.
He asks the provincial party official who is responsible for carrying out the deportations and massacres of Armenians within his district: “Are the Armenians, who are being dispatched from there,being liquidated?
Are those harmful persons whom you inform us you are exiling and banishing, being exterminated, or are they being merely dispatched and exiled^ Answer explicitly . . .”